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We sailed from Cambridge Cay to Big Majors Cay today, it was a 21 mile sail, the winds were good, just not in the perfect direction, but we left early and had no issues along the way. It will be tough sailing in the Chesapeake after this trip, going from this perfect blue, clear water […]

We had a pretty chill day today, woke up and snorkeled the aquarium again, some of the fish were hungry because they were nibbling at my leg. I guess a small fish nibbling is better than a shark taking a bite… Barb decided to dive the sunken plane today, but she cut that short because

Day 93– We spent the day in and out of the boat, the weather still is not great, we did manage to get a hike in, and drifted the dinghy down a tidal flow looking for sharks. Most of the day was spent trying to stay warm though- the weather was overcast and in the

Day 91- We spent the day spearfishing at highborne Cay, we did manage to catch a large reef crab and a hogfish. The weather was very windy and cooler. We have not had the best weather in December here, still warm, but there are a lot of cold fronts that bring windy conditions for days.

Yesterday we finally left the West Bay anchorage, we motor sailed to Palm Cay to stay at a marina for the night. It was nice to take a little break from the boat after a week of storms. We did reprovision and charge the boat batteries up. Today we set sail for the Exhumas, and

Just a quick update, we are currently still in Nassau, this weather system just does not want to leave us. But what do we do when we are stuck on anchor?… Barb spends her time reading and embroidering. I am working on the boat or taking some classes that will help me with my work

The winds have arrived! We are currently sitting on anchor waiting out a stalled weather system that is producing some pretty good winds. We are in consistent 25-35 mph with gusts to 50. We decided to leave our dodger and our bimini top on since we do not have current pulling us sideways to the

As we wait out the next weather system, today was the perfect day to get some more things done, We bought a portable water maker before we left, which means we take sea water and turn it into drinking water. It takes about 2 hours to fill up our tanks on the boat. When we

I have not updated the blog in a few days, mainly because there is not much going on, we are currently waiting out a possible stalled storm over next 5 to 7 days. One of the apps we use for planning routes is predict wind, on the screenshot shown in this post are the forecasted

Today we were picking up anchor at 7:15 with a plan to get to Highborne Cay before darkness, we were moving along pretty well when we noticed 2 other boats that were doing the same route turned around. That made us start to question ourselves.. Should we turn around also? Is it that bad? Well

We are still anchored near Nassau, yesterday we stayed on the boat all day due to weather, We were rocked and rolled for about 24 hour. Its not all sunshine and rainbows, but we knew that coming into it. The weather this time was mainly wind, which cause a very unsettled sea state. Half way

We are staying anchored for a few days, so today we made water, fueled up and explored a little. We went to Jaws beach, where they filmed Jaws 2, then went around the corner to snorkel beach, where there are several underwater statues to see. The one above is the only one we went too,

A calm day today, we woke up and decided to run down to Nassau, it was only 36 miles and the sea state was calm. This was our first crossing that did not involve heavy seas, so it was a nice change. I had the fishing lure trolling behind he whole time, but only caught

This blue hole, located in the southern Berry Islands, is about 600 feet wide and has a cliff that hangs 20 feet above the water. Those who jump into it from the cliff speak of an adrenaline rush as they venture into its mysterious depths. Its only living inhabitants are said to be oysters. Today

Today we made a 32 mile journey to Little Harbor Cay, we had to abort mission on the Devils Cay cut, due to high seas, we did not feel comfortable bringing the boat in with big swell and a narrow channel. The rocks on the sides of the cuts had huge waves breaking on them.